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so you don't say the government's lying. you can't say that. yet if you add in two months more government workers than at any it time since 1948 for the past two months, the government can do -- >> but that goes to his point the u-6 number is -- i don't know if it's more accurate. >> it's broader and takes in to account the part-time workers that don't want to be part-time. they want the full-time job. so it's a broader measure of giving us the breadth of the labor market and the health of it and that's why when i say the unchanged number, i sort of ignored the headline number and didn't think it was that big of a deal. >> normally we'd focus on the 114, but, man, when you can go to 7.8 -- accoucan the fundamen catch up with where the market is? can it just tread water and the full fundamentals come up? >> look at all the global printing. >> all right. we have to go. jeff, you'll just have to agree with peter on this one. >> okay. see you next time. >>> if you have any comment ors questi question, e-mail us. still ahead, did you ever wonder how
so you don't say the government's lying. you can't say that. yet if you add in two months more government workers than at any it time since 1948 for the past two months, the government can do -- >> but that goes to his point the u-6 number is -- i don't know if it's more accurate. >> it's broader and takes in to account the part-time workers that don't want to be part-time. they want the full-time job. so it's a broader measure of giving us the breadth of the labor market and the...
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and we do need government to start taking leadership around the issue. regardless of the merits of this particular proposal, one thing i want to bring to city hall is a locally sourced healthy food insurance. santa clara county recently band all vending machines from their county facilities and i think we can lead by example, whether it's city hall, hospitals or our schools we should insist on healthy foods and healthy food choices and teaching our children how to grow their own food and cooking. so i would like to see an increase in community garden and an increase in the city with leadership around this issue. >> mr. everest is this your third or fourth use of the time card? >> i know i am out of these. [ laughter ] well, if we finish early i will come back to you. >> all right. >> now a question for miss breed and mr. resignato. san francisco currently provides free or low-cost health care to residents who can't afford private health insurance and do not qualify for coverage from the state or federal government? do you agree with funding this for empl
and we do need government to start taking leadership around the issue. regardless of the merits of this particular proposal, one thing i want to bring to city hall is a locally sourced healthy food insurance. santa clara county recently band all vending machines from their county facilities and i think we can lead by example, whether it's city hall, hospitals or our schools we should insist on healthy foods and healthy food choices and teaching our children how to grow their own food and...
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we built the peace because labour government's and conservative, governments understood we needed to be one nation. every time britain has faced its gravest challenge, we have only come through the storm because we were one nation. but too often governments have forgotten that lesson. with one million young people out of work, we just can't succeed as a country. with the gap between rich and poor growing wider and wider, we just can't succeed as a country. with millions of people feeling that hard work and effort are not rewarded, we just can't succeed as a country. and with so many people having been told for so long that the only way to get on is to be on your own, in it for yourself, we just can't succeed as a country. [applause] yes friends, to come through the storm, to overcome the challenges we face, we must rediscover that spirit. that spirit the british people never forgot. that spirit of one nation. one nation. a country where everyone plays their part. a country we rebuild together. [applause] so here is the big question of today. who can make us one nation? who can bring
we built the peace because labour government's and conservative, governments understood we needed to be one nation. every time britain has faced its gravest challenge, we have only come through the storm because we were one nation. but too often governments have forgotten that lesson. with one million young people out of work, we just can't succeed as a country. with the gap between rich and poor growing wider and wider, we just can't succeed as a country. with millions of people feeling that...
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government. for the most part from the internet was built by louis collaborative networks come with that in leaders, without any bureaucrat that people who aren't actually trying to patent their inventions, want working for private corporation a more freely building on each other's ideas that were fighting those ideas sharing them. now, this is one of things where if we had this conversation 40 years ago, you said that the lovely utopian idea and i'm sure that will work well in your commies to mourn for the california when you are making baskets. all of these agents in the marketplace will end up coming up with new solutions, problems, meeting people's needs and so on. markets are kind of a peer network in that sense. the pure progresses differedlibs from traditional libertarians and that we don't think that market solves every problem in t society, and the many facets of they areperience that not necessarily successful assault by markets, and markets createtn their own problems. b brown's troubl
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they took it at the government's behest. so what was it about this particular situation that did not allow her to execute the way that she had in the past? >> i think that she would probably say that she had a lot of faith in the traders who were working below her, and she would probably say the same thing that jamie dimon said about her, which was that he had total faith in her and she had total faith in the people operating under her, and as jamie said, you trust but verify and there wasn't enough verifying going on, unfortunately. >> she was well liked by most of her colleagues, if not all of her colleagues. you quote a number of them in the article. singing her praises. yet there was one particular meeting in new york between the london office and the new york office, and that certainly was not the type of atmosphere that she found herself in. as a matter of fact, it was quite acrimonious. >> i think that everyone would agree ina could be very, very tough when she needed to be but i do think the relationship between her
they took it at the government's behest. so what was it about this particular situation that did not allow her to execute the way that she had in the past? >> i think that she would probably say that she had a lot of faith in the traders who were working below her, and she would probably say the same thing that jamie dimon said about her, which was that he had total faith in her and she had total faith in the people operating under her, and as jamie said, you trust but verify and there...
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travel, check into tell, cash a check, antar government building, rent a video. he can hardly do anything. instead the critics rather than try to help people get ideas simply yell racism further exacerbating the racial political tensions. chris dodd who crafted a bipartisan lecturer -- reform bill after the florida miltown was quoted as saying the goal of american law should be to make it easy to vote and hard to achieve. we are americans. we can do both. to civil rights. one is the right to never be prevented or intimidated from voting. we had a history in many states. poll tax, literacy test, bizarre registration hours. we passed the civil rights law to prevent that. the second city right not to have your vote canceled up by someone who is an illegal alien, and died, voting twice, or someone who does not even exist. that to file its your sole rights. we can do both. now, an obstacle to this is to reference the previous speaker on fast and furious, the eric holder justice department. they claim there is no voter fraud america. the clinical want to poll taxes. er
travel, check into tell, cash a check, antar government building, rent a video. he can hardly do anything. instead the critics rather than try to help people get ideas simply yell racism further exacerbating the racial political tensions. chris dodd who crafted a bipartisan lecturer -- reform bill after the florida miltown was quoted as saying the goal of american law should be to make it easy to vote and hard to achieve. we are americans. we can do both. to civil rights. one is the right to...
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they receive government subsidies but there isn't enough investment both government and private to actually provide them with a well paid job instead of just giving financial aid. it for the long neglected residents of venezuela slums free services may just trump over freedom this is done as well as body a part of the largest slum in all of latin america thousands of venezuelans who live here have no access to any sort of medical care that is until i solve a social program to open clinics like this one here as well as get access to doctors and medical services free medicine for free here they helped me along and this clinic has helped a lot of people and a lot. children here thank you chairman has done a lot for us those missions are just incredible. these are illegal settlements the shacks and buildings are poorly built and for decades infrastructure was virtually nonexistent most sprawled across the steep hills surrounding caracas lots of people living up in those longs or barrios there used to be no way to get down to the city to find work or go to school simply walking down those hills
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it makes moammar gadhafi is government look like a beacon of light in this shining city on the hill patrick if i had to if i could just jump in front and i do apologize i'm running very low on time here and i t. but you know you draw the comparisons iraq afghanistan libya let's talk about the next step today everybody ziering in on that of syria what's next for syria. you know this whole this whole story with with libya and now syria syria's directly linked to libya because libya did send fighters who are being backed by the west and logistical by actual faction but this reminds me of the spanish inquisition rory where instead of you know room imposing catholicism on an establishment people who resist this is like the freedom and democracy inquisition that's really what we're looking at especially in terms of libya and syria this is the west going in directly or through its proxies or through its goal state. monarchies in order to impose western friendly regime in the country that they can then come in calling ice in a financial way particularly we're talking about private banking a
it makes moammar gadhafi is government look like a beacon of light in this shining city on the hill patrick if i had to if i could just jump in front and i do apologize i'm running very low on time here and i t. but you know you draw the comparisons iraq afghanistan libya let's talk about the next step today everybody ziering in on that of syria what's next for syria. you know this whole this whole story with with libya and now syria syria's directly linked to libya because libya did send...
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public engagement is extremely important to the way we run government in san francisco. it has always been about public engagement. we need the last bodies come a different viewpoints, different economic classics -- classes, ethnicities, and regions of the city to be well-represented on everything we do because that is what makes our city great. it is that the verse you point coming together to focus -- it is that diverse viewpoint coming together to focus and figure out with the public what it is that we should do, that it is time well, well thought out, and what we need to do to show the rest of the country that this city can work itself out of the economic doldrums and into presenting hope and economic opportunity for everybody, no matter their backgrounds. we also reflect our regional values in this city in many different ways. we want to continue selecting people who will make sure government and all of our programs are open to everybody. i want to thank each and every one of the people in front of me today representing the different bodies we are about to make appo
public engagement is extremely important to the way we run government in san francisco. it has always been about public engagement. we need the last bodies come a different viewpoints, different economic classics -- classes, ethnicities, and regions of the city to be well-represented on everything we do because that is what makes our city great. it is that the verse you point coming together to focus -- it is that diverse viewpoint coming together to focus and figure out with the public what it...
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another burning issue in the country is the quality of employment among the poor the government does implement measures to support them but there are no jobs for those in the deepest poverty they receive government subsidies but there isn't enough investment both government and private to actually provide them with well paid jobs instead of just giving financial aid. it for the long neglected residents of venezuela slums free services may just trump over freedom this is done as well as body a part of the largest slum in all of latin america for decades thousands of venezuelans who live here had no access to any sort of medical care that is until i saw the social program to open clinics like this one here and as well as get access to doctors kept up medical services free medicine for free here they helped me along and this community has helped a lot of people and a lot of chew. and here thank you to chavez has done a lot for us this missions are just incredible. these are illegal settlements the shacks and buildings are poorly built and for decades infrastructure was virtually nonexis
another burning issue in the country is the quality of employment among the poor the government does implement measures to support them but there are no jobs for those in the deepest poverty they receive government subsidies but there isn't enough investment both government and private to actually provide them with well paid jobs instead of just giving financial aid. it for the long neglected residents of venezuela slums free services may just trump over freedom this is done as well as body a...
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the ruling party that you have been in libya right now is a is amateur government it's an artificial creation of the west in the fullest get off the regime change plan so this gives you an indication of how they're governing in this country and certainly that there is no stability in libya compared to before the nato bombing and destruction of their country i don't think they're going to get much help from the u.n. saying that the united nations is the co architect of this post could off the libya half responsible for this sort of the fraud that was imposed by the u.n. resolution one nine hundred seventy three which was. starting with a no fly zone which turned into a bombing zone they've got serious problems in libya there's no legitimacy really with this post gadhafi government makes moammar gadhafi government look like a beacon of light in this shining city on the hill in comparison in syria it could be much worse because in syria we're looking at a protracted civil war now in the making or something even worse. crowds have once again gathered in front of the parliament in athens
the ruling party that you have been in libya right now is a is amateur government it's an artificial creation of the west in the fullest get off the regime change plan so this gives you an indication of how they're governing in this country and certainly that there is no stability in libya compared to before the nato bombing and destruction of their country i don't think they're going to get much help from the u.n. saying that the united nations is the co architect of this post could off the...
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it makes no market off its government look like a beacon of light in this shining city on the hill in comparison in syria it could be much worse because in syria we're looking at a protracted civil war now in the making or something even worse calls of protest says have once again gathered in front of the column and in athens people angry at will pending causing a ban on protests in the city center during the german tonsils visit on she's saying there will be heavy police presence will that but do you mean protests are planned outside this area all this as a euro zone's new bailout fund goes live attorney and professor of constitutional law adjusted childless says the greeks are losing the final bits obviously. for the first time with something new again the demonstrations the government has decided to ban to forbidden the demonstrations to morrow the biggest and for the first thing then with the assault of the socialites combined with honor for the two severely limited individual freedoms i think this is so much from the book that if i said that the austerity measures are being is ev
it makes no market off its government look like a beacon of light in this shining city on the hill in comparison in syria it could be much worse because in syria we're looking at a protracted civil war now in the making or something even worse calls of protest says have once again gathered in front of the column and in athens people angry at will pending causing a ban on protests in the city center during the german tonsils visit on she's saying there will be heavy police presence will that but...
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we have to move forward and i want our city government to move forward at the same time. something that i had hoped not to see on the ballot, an effort to tear down our hetch hetchy and question whether and where we would ever get the cleanest water this country has from the hetch hetchy source. i have said over and over again this dangerous and misguided effort, it will be disasterous for our economy and some people out there are sulgting we can tear down this dam and still get enough water for our residents and businesses and i tell you, that's simply not true and it is insane. (applause). now, that's what's going on. what about looking forward? since this is a breakfast, to look forward. major development projects like forced cities 5m project to preserve the ionic chronicle building and preserve 4 acres of underutilized parking lots and industrial structures into an urban mixed use campus, we are getting that done. the muscone expansion project will assure our convention center remains a linchpin of our city's tourism sector and you know we have world class tourism in
we have to move forward and i want our city government to move forward at the same time. something that i had hoped not to see on the ballot, an effort to tear down our hetch hetchy and question whether and where we would ever get the cleanest water this country has from the hetch hetchy source. i have said over and over again this dangerous and misguided effort, it will be disasterous for our economy and some people out there are sulgting we can tear down this dam and still get enough water...
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when residents feel threatened by the government they don't trust the government and we need less of the head butting and yes the city needs money but we can't do it on the backs of small business and the threats to residents and i completely oppose the meters on sundays and late nights. >> mr. crowley. >> in district seven i think it's necessary to dismiss this idea all together and let's not forget the holidays and they hit them as well. a one size approach doesn't fit this and i suggest the parking lots at the ball field and we do dynamic pricing and that is one solution that is dense and know they're going to pay for parking and looking for solutions to fit their car in for free. only in areas where there is the retail wrap that should happen but in district seven it's a disincentive for the merchants. >> we are good at shooting the goose and in the foot and muni says we have a deficit let's gouge the drivers. are you going to drive anywhere? no. you're going somewhere else and where is that revenue that we need? and by the way give free passes to youth and expand it from there,
when residents feel threatened by the government they don't trust the government and we need less of the head butting and yes the city needs money but we can't do it on the backs of small business and the threats to residents and i completely oppose the meters on sundays and late nights. >> mr. crowley. >> in district seven i think it's necessary to dismiss this idea all together and let's not forget the holidays and they hit them as well. a one size approach doesn't fit this and i...
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what a shocking about the jobs are created is that their government jobs, government supported jobs. in fields like health care where the government is intentionally involved throwing money at the institutions in that industry. by this of first. do you agree? >> yes, i do. since the end of the recession roughly 87 percent of all the new jobs created have been in the relatively low-paying fields of private-sector health care, temporary help, hospitality and retailing. that is a scary number, and this shows why so many voters are so disappointed with the current state of the u.s. economy. they want jobs growth, and they also want quality jobs. gerri: let's get carried in here. what do you say? >> first off, i have to get back to something here with all due respect. participation. it crashed in the last four years. we would be 11 percent unemployment if we use that number. i even of the bls and ask them for a list of all these people. all these people supposedly get the rate down. you can talk about whether they made it up or not, but this is all up in the year. the household survey. ge
what a shocking about the jobs are created is that their government jobs, government supported jobs. in fields like health care where the government is intentionally involved throwing money at the institutions in that industry. by this of first. do you agree? >> yes, i do. since the end of the recession roughly 87 percent of all the new jobs created have been in the relatively low-paying fields of private-sector health care, temporary help, hospitality and retailing. that is a scary...
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>> san francisco is in need of 18,000 affordable housing units says the association of bay area governments. our housing element of you are general plan calls for 60% of new housing to be affordable housing. we need to address this issue head-on and build the affordable housing that this community and this city desperately needs. how do we do that? i think we need to go back to the ballot with an affordable housing bond. we have haven't passed one in san francisco since 1996. we have an opportunity this fall with prop c to support the first permanent dedicated stream of funding for affordable housing. it's on the november ballot. and i encourage everybody to vote for it. on the ballot as well is a business tax restructure to bring in new revenue for the city and many millions of dollars from that, about 13 will be dedicated to the affordable housing so we can ramp up development of affordable housing in san francisco. >> thank you. mr. everett? >> providing affordable housing is a central and extremely important issue. that being said, we also need to look at how we deal with public housing
>> san francisco is in need of 18,000 affordable housing units says the association of bay area governments. our housing element of you are general plan calls for 60% of new housing to be affordable housing. we need to address this issue head-on and build the affordable housing that this community and this city desperately needs. how do we do that? i think we need to go back to the ballot with an affordable housing bond. we have haven't passed one in san francisco since 1996. we have an...
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huawei and z-t-e communications have been accused of having ties to china's communist government. the report did not find any proof of wrongdoing but says the companies failed to respond completely to lawmakers questions. called the report baseless. even in these tough economic times, the real estate market in some cities is still holding strong. and it seems london is certainly one of them. c-n-n's richard quest shows us one tiny apartment with one hefty price tag. next, details on a plan to expand chicago's riverwalk. and later in the medical watch >>there is no more. 10 ft 4 by 8 ft 4. >> this as the length of the flat. the apartment is a converted cloak room. i would point out the high ceiling and natural light coming through. i would point out the location. >> the original asking price of $145,000 has been well exceeded. the top offers are believed to be around 280,000. this tiny apartment is in the best part of london. next to the top people's. >> you're going to get a hell of a lot of interest. the demand for this unique property has been intense. more than 100 viewing. a d
huawei and z-t-e communications have been accused of having ties to china's communist government. the report did not find any proof of wrongdoing but says the companies failed to respond completely to lawmakers questions. called the report baseless. even in these tough economic times, the real estate market in some cities is still holding strong. and it seems london is certainly one of them. c-n-n's richard quest shows us one tiny apartment with one hefty price tag. next, details on a plan to...
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the government is also urging doctors not to use any of the company's other products. >> and new research is contradicting theories regarding how memory is consolidated while we sleep, researchers measured the activity of a brain region during sleep and found parts of the brain act as if it's remembering something and this is important because humans spend a third of our lives speaking. whether it's ketchup or red rice, more could help prevent stroke. there researchers found men between 45 and 65 with higher levels in blood reduced a risk of stroke by more than half. findings published in journal neurology. >> back now to update the weather forecast, spencer christian is here with lovely way to start the week. >> you're right about that. nationally tomorrow there will be a shower along the atlantic coast and there is most of the nation will have sunny skies and mild conditions tomorrow applying to the state of california as well. there are sunny skies and there is highs into 70s, and palm springs a high of 91 and very warm, not unusual there. here in the bay area there is a partly cloudy
the government is also urging doctors not to use any of the company's other products. >> and new research is contradicting theories regarding how memory is consolidated while we sleep, researchers measured the activity of a brain region during sleep and found parts of the brain act as if it's remembering something and this is important because humans spend a third of our lives speaking. whether it's ketchup or red rice, more could help prevent stroke. there researchers found men between...
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oberstar: the federal government has let down municipalities. the first investment under the '72 clean water act was to deal with the biggest waste streams. and after a period of six or seven years, to then go to municipalities under 250,000 population. but that was just about the time when the federal government converted to a loan program. so smaller-sized communities have had to deal with repayable loans. a larger cost on a smaller tax base, and, arguably, less affluent communities. man: sewickley township is a rural farming community, however, herminie itself would be considered to be the downtown area of the township. it's the agways, the auto-parts store, the bank. it's your typical small-town village. man: people think that rural areas are pristine and perfect and everybody has a nice, simple life. that's, uh, not exactly the situation here. when you come into town in the summer, you know you're coming to herminie. woman: the aroma in 90-degree days... can sometimes just want to knock you over. woman: we have water. we have power, we have
oberstar: the federal government has let down municipalities. the first investment under the '72 clean water act was to deal with the biggest waste streams. and after a period of six or seven years, to then go to municipalities under 250,000 population. but that was just about the time when the federal government converted to a loan program. so smaller-sized communities have had to deal with repayable loans. a larger cost on a smaller tax base, and, arguably, less affluent communities. man:...
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it will also mean decisions about reform, decisions reflecting strong leadership and good governance that will improve our city college system and protect this accreditation. to that end, i have given very careful consideration about who to appoint to fill this vacancy at such a critical time in our city college history. we need somebody who shares my vision of reform and some who will make the tough choices ahead. today i am proud to appoint rodrigo santos as the new trustee of the san francisco city college. [applause] not only to make good good decisions, correct ones, but also to complete the term of trusty marks. rodrigo is an individual that brings a wealth of knowledge and fiscal and managerial expertise, but he is committed and passionate about education and educating all of our youth, just as he has done with his incredible twins and with the help of jenny. rodrigo has been and is based on business owner. he has had a history of community service. he has volunteered on a number of different conditions, including the san francisco building inspection commission, the former pr
it will also mean decisions about reform, decisions reflecting strong leadership and good governance that will improve our city college system and protect this accreditation. to that end, i have given very careful consideration about who to appoint to fill this vacancy at such a critical time in our city college history. we need somebody who shares my vision of reform and some who will make the tough choices ahead. today i am proud to appoint rodrigo santos as the new trustee of the san...
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the investigation recommends american companies and the federal government should not do business with waway. there are reports of cyberattacks as well as from zte another company. both deny they are a security threat. >>> and honda is recalling more than 250,000 vehicles due to a possible fire risk. the recall involves the crv crossovers from the 2002 to 2006 model years. an electrical switch in the drivers side door could melt and cause a fire. the fire could start even when the ignition is off. honda says owners have reported four fires so far but no injuries or crashes linked with the problem. so if you have that car, get it to the dealer as soon as possible. they will fix it for free. >> frank has that car, ashley. >> you missed me by a year but i was listening for sure. >> so apparently it's easier to tip now at starbucks. >> reporter: yeah. you won't have to leave a dollar or two because the seattle-based coffee company is actually making an app for that. starbucks says it's adding a digital tip function to its mobile payment app. they say the new smartphone application will be
the investigation recommends american companies and the federal government should not do business with waway. there are reports of cyberattacks as well as from zte another company. both deny they are a security threat. >>> and honda is recalling more than 250,000 vehicles due to a possible fire risk. the recall involves the crv crossovers from the 2002 to 2006 model years. an electrical switch in the drivers side door could melt and cause a fire. the fire could start even when the...
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we could do that to the government, if you will. i think there's a certain amount of risk you are willing to take and you take off the workers and push it on to the equity investors, they will simply dial down the risk-taking to compensate -- you will have a general contraction or slowing of the growth rate of the economy. it's kind of a zero-sum game in that sense. >> host: although i do think most people's perspective in this country is that the risk currently faced by middle-class people who might have their labor redeployed is much greater than the risk actually being felt, faced by high earned income and vested. it's hard to disagree with it. >> guest: i think of making a moral point as opposed to an economic point. unfortunately, i don't think that risk drives up the growth rate of the economy and create jobs. >> host: actually in a way to because to some extent that risk is labor redeployment and you think that risk is sort of beholden on people that might lose their jobs can use it as an economic thousand. >> guest: but i do
we could do that to the government, if you will. i think there's a certain amount of risk you are willing to take and you take off the workers and push it on to the equity investors, they will simply dial down the risk-taking to compensate -- you will have a general contraction or slowing of the growth rate of the economy. it's kind of a zero-sum game in that sense. >> host: although i do think most people's perspective in this country is that the risk currently faced by middle-class...
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. >> in the council of government, we must cordons to the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought by the military- industrial complex. >> why was that speech so important? >> it warned against the military industrial complex. it is a cliche now. people did not think much of the speech at the moment, but they have since then. he spent much of his presidency making sure the military did not get out of hand. he kept military spending city. that was hard to do in the 1950's. tremendous pressure. we were creating a nuclear arsenal. he invented this -- his own service. military spending in the 1950's was 70% of the federal budget, today is about 25%. >> next sunday on a " q&a." >> see the vice presidential debates, this thursday night, live on c-span, c-span.org radi. next, your calls and comments on "washington journal." cent at 8:00 p.m., a debate in the u. s senate race. c-span's web site provides live coverage of all of the debates. it is the only place you'll see the behind the scenes excites and sounds before and after the debates. watch your created clips as we
. >> in the council of government, we must cordons to the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought by the military- industrial complex. >> why was that speech so important? >> it warned against the military industrial complex. it is a cliche now. people did not think much of the speech at the moment, but they have since then. he spent much of his presidency making sure the military did not get out of hand. he kept military spending city. that was hard...
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it's just government. former cbo director, douglas holtz-eakin, next. you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. lou: the unemployment rate dropping and dramatically. the jobs picture, however, is still stagnant. former cbo director, douglas holtz-eakin, joins us here in just moments to explain all of this and to give us a perspective on the economy going forward. on wall street, stocks finished the nasdaq down about 13 points. for the week, both the dow and s&p up 1% while the nasdaq posted a fractional gain. as i reported, the september unemployment report did come in at 7.8%, down from 8.2%, 114,000 jobs, 10,000 of them government jobs. unemployment is 15% with 23 million americans still unemp
it's just government. former cbo director, douglas holtz-eakin, next. you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. lou: the unemployment...
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through a combination of government and private funds, young people are paid to work in the gardens and also learn to cook the food they grow. >> the other challenge is people don't really know what to do with food. you know, they're not sure how to cook fresh vegetables. so it's easier to buy meat and make french fries, right? and so what you end up with is kids who have full bellies, but they're starved. >> reporter: food deserts contribute to high rates of diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. the problem is particularly acute in areas where the only option for food shopping is a small neighborhood convenience store. >> we really need to care about the entire person, holistically. if we're just caring about a person's soul, their spiritual part, then we're not really caring about people. >> reporter: kevin brown grew up in holly grove, another neighborhood devastated by hurricane katrina. his father was the pastor of a church in the neighborhood. >> in our community, there was a high incidence of heart disease, diabetes and food-related illnesses. and so we envisioned using
through a combination of government and private funds, young people are paid to work in the gardens and also learn to cook the food they grow. >> the other challenge is people don't really know what to do with food. you know, they're not sure how to cook fresh vegetables. so it's easier to buy meat and make french fries, right? and so what you end up with is kids who have full bellies, but they're starved. >> reporter: food deserts contribute to high rates of diabetes, obesity, and...
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trade union leaders calling the marchs a warning to the government. they say tempers are rising and a general strike could happen next month. >>> i'm marianne rafferty. now, back be to fox news reports. for the latest headlines log on to fox news .com. >> since before he took office presidents obama has promised to boost the economy by creating millions of green jobs. taxpayers spent billions but the green economy has yet to rule. so what about the real existing economy? the one that overwhelmingly still depends on pos ill fue-- fossil fuels? >> if one decisions captures four obama critics the green agenda it is his decision to go full bore on the keystone pipeline. >> our experts said we needed a saernlt of time to review the project. >> the project would transport oil from the oil sands of western canada to refinerys in texas. >> the environmentalists are saying we have to stop it using every excuse they could. >> he is a republican from oklahoma says building a pipeline is a no brainer for many reasons. starting with the thousands of private sector
trade union leaders calling the marchs a warning to the government. they say tempers are rising and a general strike could happen next month. >>> i'm marianne rafferty. now, back be to fox news reports. for the latest headlines log on to fox news .com. >> since before he took office presidents obama has promised to boost the economy by creating millions of green jobs. taxpayers spent billions but the green economy has yet to rule. so what about the real existing economy? the one...
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plan is to expedite these two projects through better coordination of the federal, local and state governments in order to put americans to work building a 21st century infrastructure and providing california with more transportation choices. and the san francisco downtown ferry project is something that is spearheaded by the san francisco bay water emergency transportation authority. and they have been doing a great job and their project will improve the land side facilities and allow up to 6 new ferry bursts and as many as 10,000 per day, and so they have been working a draft, eir, eif which we hope to see in the beginning of the calendar year and they have been working with the port and partner and bc bc and so that is one of really great things that we see moving forward now in a expedited fashion. >> that leads me for introduce you the partner that wants to give you a sneak peek that the equity office has been working on with the port and many others that share jurisdiction. >> my sneak peek is a sneak speak because our it translating this live to the lap top did not work, unfortunately.
plan is to expedite these two projects through better coordination of the federal, local and state governments in order to put americans to work building a 21st century infrastructure and providing california with more transportation choices. and the san francisco downtown ferry project is something that is spearheaded by the san francisco bay water emergency transportation authority. and they have been doing a great job and their project will improve the land side facilities and allow up to 6...
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in that capacity he tangled with the epa in court. >>> we have a branch of government. giving unelected branch of government enormous powers. >> what do you say to those who say it's not that bad? >> don't mean to sound alarmist but they have many of the attributes of the old soviet system, faceless bureaucrats setting industrial policy this is something we should be very very concerned about as a people. >>> obama administration has suggested the epa will use the new power to impose in a commanding control way a cap and trade system for carbon if congress doesn't act. it's a massive tax that could cost the american economy more than half a trillion dollars a year. trillion with a t according to the national association of manufacturers. riley the former republican epa chief says something like that needs to be done. >> i think the epa has been led to a position where it's got to act. >> many disagree. among other things the epa cleanup operations of 40 years ago cost relatively little and most everyone benefits. in contrast an all out effort to lower the temperature of
in that capacity he tangled with the epa in court. >>> we have a branch of government. giving unelected branch of government enormous powers. >> what do you say to those who say it's not that bad? >> don't mean to sound alarmist but they have many of the attributes of the old soviet system, faceless bureaucrats setting industrial policy this is something we should be very very concerned about as a people. >>> obama administration has suggested the epa will use the...
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one of the debates, mitt romney claimed that half of the clean energy companies that had received government loan guarantees from the president had gone out of business. here's the facts. only three of the 26 companies have filed for bankruptcy, but many of those other companies struggle including tesla and bright source here in the bay area. on a different subject, the president accused romney of proposing a $5 trillion tax cut. the facts that that romney proposed $500 billion in tax cuts for 2015. >>> a huge success tonight for california-based space x with its first commercial launch to the international space station. >> and liftoff. >> the unmanned rocket is carrying a capsule with a thousand pounds of cargo including, listen to this, chak chocolate vanilla swirl ice cream for the three residents. it is scheduled to reach the station on wednesday and docked there three weeks before returning to earth. they are counting 0 them to restock the space station now the space agency retired the shuttle. the company is run by billionaire a cofounder of paypal that runs tesla motors. >>> right no
one of the debates, mitt romney claimed that half of the clean energy companies that had received government loan guarantees from the president had gone out of business. here's the facts. only three of the 26 companies have filed for bankruptcy, but many of those other companies struggle including tesla and bright source here in the bay area. on a different subject, the president accused romney of proposing a $5 trillion tax cut. the facts that that romney proposed $500 billion in tax cuts for...
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is government regulation to blame? for mitt romney calling the president pass it when it comes to foreign policy. a complete analysis. welcome to "the willis report." hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis. the united states and china on the verge of a new high-stakes, high-tech war that some say we are already losing. an explicit congressional report a year in the making out today blasting to of china's biggest telecom companies saying they cannot be tested and should not be doing business in this country. the two companies are accused of a host of illegal activities that include everything from bribery and corruption to emigration fraud. what does it mean to make joining me now, k. t. mcfarland and former dick be secretary of defense and china expert gordon chang, author of the coming collapse of china. i cannot imagine a better panel. i am going to start with you. reading you some of the results from this report. chinese actors are also the world's most active and persistent perpetrators of economic espionage. u.s. priv
is government regulation to blame? for mitt romney calling the president pass it when it comes to foreign policy. a complete analysis. welcome to "the willis report." hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis. the united states and china on the verge of a new high-stakes, high-tech war that some say we are already losing. an explicit congressional report a year in the making out today blasting to of china's biggest telecom companies saying they cannot be tested and should not be doing...
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the government estimates the cost of fraud at 40 million dollars a year. industry experts say it is more like 200 million dollars a year. >>> more trouble for tsa. what an uncover investigation discovered about questionable security screenings. >> plus, blast off. resupply mission to the international space station underway this morning. how you can catch a glimpse of the station in the bay area tonight. >>> freak accident at an annual hot-air balloon festival. what happened that caused a balloon to go up in flame. >>> mix of sunshine and clouds and well below averages, low 60s coast, mid 60s around 70 bay, mid 60s to mid 70s inland. east bay valleys low to mid 70s. fall everywhere on the map. 50s and 60s across the east new orleans 75, miami 88. with this sprawling fall air mass there's not much of a chance of severe weather. storms towards charlotte and atlanta check ahead there. back at home quiet. flight tracker abc7news.com. >>> california's first and only african-american lt. governor has died. he rose to power in the early 60s in southern california
the government estimates the cost of fraud at 40 million dollars a year. industry experts say it is more like 200 million dollars a year. >>> more trouble for tsa. what an uncover investigation discovered about questionable security screenings. >> plus, blast off. resupply mission to the international space station underway this morning. how you can catch a glimpse of the station in the bay area tonight. >>> freak accident at an annual hot-air balloon festival. what...
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there is all sorts of government regulation. he blames the oil companies for not wanting to own a refinery. blame the government for making it too hard. >> actually right now forget california and rest of the country, owning a remeanry is pretty big business. melissa: what about in the northeast? you're getting oil from europe. >> there it is not good. in the middle of the country it is great. it is all over the map. they could have fabulous year one year and terrible year the next. a lot of major oil companies like conocophillips and marathon, they decided we don't want to do this. they hired the refining operations into separate arms. they're acting like independent refiners. marathon bought the texas city plant from bp. bp is slowly getting out of the u.s. refining business. it will be in the future politically how will you blame big oil for gasoline prices if they don't refine a single barrel of it. melissa: you're so smart. you've been in the industry forever. you've been doing it as long as i've been following it of the yo
there is all sorts of government regulation. he blames the oil companies for not wanting to own a refinery. blame the government for making it too hard. >> actually right now forget california and rest of the country, owning a remeanry is pretty big business. melissa: what about in the northeast? you're getting oil from europe. >> there it is not good. in the middle of the country it is great. it is all over the map. they could have fabulous year one year and terrible year the next....
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it's just government. former cbo director, douglas holtz-eakin, next. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf's pizza palace gets the most rewards of any small business crit card! pizza!!!!! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, everday! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve the most rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capitalne. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? [ male announcer ] how do you make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. stay top of mind with customers? from deals that bring them in with an offer... to social media promotions that turn fans into customers... to events that engage and create buzz...
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. >> if huawei wants to do business in the united states, then they've got to tell their government to stop cyber attacking the united states. >> reporter: huawei aggressively pushed back. the company says the intelligence committee provided no clear evidence of wrong doing and it dismissed the report as politically motivated. a spokesman for huawei says the company is owned by its employees and its work around the world is trusted and proven. >> our procurements from us companies totaled $6.6 billion. that's tens of thousands of jobs. these recommendations put at risk american jobs. >> reporter: huawei appears to operate as a purely commercial enterprise, but it is hard to sort out who owns the company and how much of it. the intelligence committee report concludes some chinese telecomm equipment secretly transmitted information back to china. that's what concerns u.s. cyber- security experts. they fear the chinese government could use huawei's technology to access sensitive information. >> i think it is a legitimate concern. now the question is how much that concern is being used in
. >> if huawei wants to do business in the united states, then they've got to tell their government to stop cyber attacking the united states. >> reporter: huawei aggressively pushed back. the company says the intelligence committee provided no clear evidence of wrong doing and it dismissed the report as politically motivated. a spokesman for huawei says the company is owned by its employees and its work around the world is trusted and proven. >> our procurements from us...
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in the district, schools, libraries, and local government offices are closed. in maryland, some libraries are closed. charles, prince george's, and ounties are closed. in virginia, hov restrictions are lifted on i-66, i-395 and 95, as well as the dulles toll road and libraries are also closed. all schools are closed in northern virginia, except in prince william county. fairfax city is open for business. >>> drivers will have an easier time finding parking today as well. in the district residential parking restrictions are suspended because of the holiday. in arlington and alexandria, there will also be no parking fees. same goes for prince george's county. drivers will still have to pay to park in montgomery county. schools and county offices are both open with normal hours. parking rules enforced in anne arundel and howard counties as well. >> covered all the bases there, didn't you? got it all in. >> i believe charles county and howard county schools are still open too. >> yes, they are. my kids will be at school today >> that's right. >> and they'll be bund
in the district, schools, libraries, and local government offices are closed. in maryland, some libraries are closed. charles, prince george's, and ounties are closed. in virginia, hov restrictions are lifted on i-66, i-395 and 95, as well as the dulles toll road and libraries are also closed. all schools are closed in northern virginia, except in prince william county. fairfax city is open for business. >>> drivers will have an easier time finding parking today as well. in the...
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>> i cannot speak for the united states government. but we can look at the syrian situation both analytically and politically. you can see sectors across society stand up to the assad regime. this speaks more analytically for the eventual collapse. >> of that i would say is that it is not a question of whether it will fall. it will fall for sure. the question is, what will the costs be? that is more perhaps what you should be asking and looking at. will it be at the costs of the entire country and reducing it back to the stone age? or will there be enough left for us to build? this project seeks to provide those who are trying to continue and rebuild syria with information and recommendation, along with many other people who are working in similar areas. it is a question of costs and not of "if." >> many syrians believe that the regime has already fallen. syrians are fighting for the international forces. iran is heavily involved, and so is hezbollah, russia, and china. the will of syria is being blocked by many international interest.
>> i cannot speak for the united states government. but we can look at the syrian situation both analytically and politically. you can see sectors across society stand up to the assad regime. this speaks more analytically for the eventual collapse. >> of that i would say is that it is not a question of whether it will fall. it will fall for sure. the question is, what will the costs be? that is more perhaps what you should be asking and looking at. will it be at the costs of the...
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in december which conceivably might have been more peaceful government i think this. signing has not been very much to do with that satellite test is just the problem of long discussions and both sides thinking this is it time for electoral reasons to come to an agreement to to extend a ballistic missile range there is a certain reason call for concern i mean more missiles around them there is a danger of things that they think is who don't really think it makes any any difference in the balance of the balance of power in east asia on me in america's favor is our greatest failure north korea is a very weak in terms real military terms and we have to see this within the context of all american strategy to contain china and here austerity anger mounting any europe and civil servants take to the streets for a second day in madrid trade unions gathered thousands to demand an end to cutbacks in public sector and the privatization of public services into lee has also seen its fair share of action this week led by the country students who clashed with police. thousands march
in december which conceivably might have been more peaceful government i think this. signing has not been very much to do with that satellite test is just the problem of long discussions and both sides thinking this is it time for electoral reasons to come to an agreement to to extend a ballistic missile range there is a certain reason call for concern i mean more missiles around them there is a danger of things that they think is who don't really think it makes any any difference in the...
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the investigation recommends american companies and the federal government should not do business with huawei. the report warns of potential of cyber attacks from huawei and zte. both deny they are security threats. the action sequel took in $51 million. the movie," hotel transylvania" was second and "pitch perfect" came in third. >> extreme sky diver. a daredevil hopes to make history when he takes a big leap 23 miles above earth. this is the morning news. [ male announcer ] we put a week's worth of bad odors in a home. some aerosols may just mix with them. can febreze remove them? [ moderator ] describe the smell. it's very pleasant. some kind of flower maybe? ♪ awww, oh yuck! [ male announcer ] febreze air effects doesn't mix, it actually removes odors so you can breathe happy. you'd think i want to stay away from it at night. truth is, i like to stay connected with friends. but all that screen time can really dry me out. so i use visine. aah. it revives me, so i can get poked, winked, and -- ooh -- party all night long. only visine has hydroblend -- a unique blend of three moistu
the investigation recommends american companies and the federal government should not do business with huawei. the report warns of potential of cyber attacks from huawei and zte. both deny they are security threats. the action sequel took in $51 million. the movie," hotel transylvania" was second and "pitch perfect" came in third. >> extreme sky diver. a daredevil hopes to make history when he takes a big leap 23 miles above earth. this is the morning news. [ male...
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it did not, cough, ask the government for security upgrades. stevens was kill aid long with three other -- along with three other americans. the bay area will pay tribute to chris receivens next week. on tuesday more than 700 people are expected to attend a public memorial at san francisco city hall. two days later, the california symphony will pay tribute with a concert in walnut creek. stevens' stepbrother is the guest conductor. he says he's updated the program that will feature work that will honor his dedication to peace, understanding and progress. >>> president obama will be back in san francisco later today to raise money for his re- election campaign. the president will begin today in the central valley. he will arrive in the bay area for three fund-raisers. the first e-- the first event, a small event at the inter continental -- intercontinental hotel. >>> and mitt romney is scheduled to deliver a foreign policy speech today. coming up at 8:15, the changes he says he would make in u.s. middle east policy and the results of the latest
it did not, cough, ask the government for security upgrades. stevens was kill aid long with three other -- along with three other americans. the bay area will pay tribute to chris receivens next week. on tuesday more than 700 people are expected to attend a public memorial at san francisco city hall. two days later, the california symphony will pay tribute with a concert in walnut creek. stevens' stepbrother is the guest conductor. he says he's updated the program that will feature work that...
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before serving as our mayor he had important roles in city of government and served as the executive director of the san francisco human rights commission and he worked as an attorney for the asian law caucasus which is a very important organization in the bay area. throughout his career, his entire career, mayor lee has demonstrated an unwaivering commitment to the people of this great city and to our community. and he honors us with his presence here today. ladies and gentlemen, mayor ed lee. [ applause ] >> hello everybody ! >> hello. ?2<&8.k,vr u.s. attorney melinda haigh for that wonderful introduction and richard carranza and mr. hirsch, but the no. 1 thing we care about you, we care about and your future and where you are going. when you get out of school being san franciscoans we'll have the best jobs in the world waiting for you. everyone one of you, how about that for san francisco? [ applause ] all right. well, let me start out by saying we're here in herbs theater. you have to know this is a special place. this is an historic landmark events place in san francisco. in 194
before serving as our mayor he had important roles in city of government and served as the executive director of the san francisco human rights commission and he worked as an attorney for the asian law caucasus which is a very important organization in the bay area. throughout his career, his entire career, mayor lee has demonstrated an unwaivering commitment to the people of this great city and to our community. and he honors us with his presence here today. ladies and gentlemen, mayor ed lee....
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capriles was expected to be the president's greatest challenger. >>> in iraq, the government executes 11 men. the number of executions are being called terrifying. international advocates have raised concerns about the fairness of trials, the transparency of court proceedings and the rumor of forced confessions. >>> natural steel pipes are being buried in the ocean bed. if a large earthquake were to hit, they could be raised to 121 feet above the water to diffuse the energy of a tsunami. >>> the man accused of killing trayvon martin plans to file a defamation of character lawsuit against nbc. >> george called and reported a black person. somebody asked him to describe someone. but the way things were edited like by nbc and others made it sound otherwide. >> reporter: three employees of nbc or the nbc station lost their jobs because of the editing. zimmerman is currently free on jail facing second degree number charges in the shooting of trayvon martin. >> the massachusetts pharmacy that distributed a steroid linked to a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis is recalling all of its prod
capriles was expected to be the president's greatest challenger. >>> in iraq, the government executes 11 men. the number of executions are being called terrifying. international advocates have raised concerns about the fairness of trials, the transparency of court proceedings and the rumor of forced confessions. >>> natural steel pipes are being buried in the ocean bed. if a large earthquake were to hit, they could be raised to 121 feet above the water to diffuse the energy of...